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Who is Italy’s Largest DOC/G producer by volume?

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Veneto

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After the collapse of the Roman Empire, Veneto was divided into what two territories?

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Inland area Lombards, coastal area Byzantines

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What all but destroyed the wine industry in 1709?

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Deep freeze

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Administratively, Veneto is bordered by:

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FVG To the northeast, Emilia Romagnia to the South, Lombardia to the west, Trentino Alto Adige/Austria to the north

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What is the general climate of Veneto?

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Moderately continental

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What are the four general climactic zones of Veneto?

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The Alps with an alpine climate, the hills with a semi continental climate, the plains with a continental climate, the coastal plains with a Mediterranean climate

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Where are the lowest rainfall areas in Veneto?

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The plains and the coast. Rainfall increases going north.

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Geographically, Veneto Features what percentage as plains, Mountains, hills?

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Plains 56%, mountain 29%, hills 15%

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What percentage of Veneto’s vineyards are located on the hills? On the plains?

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40%, 60%

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What is the most grown white grape in Veneto? Red grape?

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glera, merlot

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what makes Corvina suitable for appasimento?

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Thick skin, slower rate of dehydration which makes it more susceptible to Noble rot

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What makes Corvinone desirable for growers

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Resistant to water stress and esca

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What makes Rodinella desirable for growers

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Very easy to grow

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What does molinara contribute to a Valpolicella blend?

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Acidity

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What is Raboso Piave otherwise known as?

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Friularo/Friularo di Bagnoli (Padova)

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Tai Russo is a phenotype of _____?

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Cannonau

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Veneto has how many DOCs and DOCGs as of 2023?

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14 DOCG, 29 DOC

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What are the five wine provinces in Veneto? Which is the most productive??

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Verona, Vicenza, Padova, Treviso, Venicia. Verona is the most productive.

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what separates Bardolino from Valpolicella?

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Adige River

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As of the 2020 vintage, what is the percentage of Corvina in aa Bardolino wines?

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40-95%

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What are the sub zones of Bardolino DOC?

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Classico, La rocca, Montebaldo, Sommacompagna

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What is the name of the fine rosato made in Badtolino DOC?

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Chiaretto di Bardolino (Classico) DOC (in that exact order)

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what is the minimum aging requirement for Bardolino Superiore DOC?

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1 year

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Custoza DOC: what is the blending requirement?

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70%+ of Garganega, Trebbiano Toscano, Tai, Cortese

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what is Tai known locally in Custoza DOC?
Bianca Fernanda
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what is the minimum aging period for Custoza superiore?
5 months
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what is the main grape of Lugana DOC?
Turbiana/Trebbiano di Lugana
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What was Valpolicella wine known in antiquity?
Retico
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What is Toari?
local term for decomposed basalt- soil of volcanic origin
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what are Marogne?
dry support walls that support vineyard terraces in Valpolicella
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what makes Rodinella ideal for appassimento?
resistance to fungal disease
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what was the old Valpolicella training system? what two systems are preferred now?
Old: Pergola Veronese Doppia Now: Pergoletta Veronese, Pergola Trentina. (Guyot 25%)
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what is the RRR?
for sustainable grape growing and integrated crop management
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who re-introduced and mastered the Ripasso technique in the 1960s?
Masi
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what is the aging and abv requirement for Ripasso?
1+ year aging. Superiore 13%+ ABV
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what additional requirements in 2019 for Ripasso?
One pass through vinacce only, wine must have 10-15% of wine destined to be amarone or recioto della Valpolicella
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what are ariele/graticci?
traditional racks made of wood/bamboo
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what is recioto?
ancient sweet wine made from air dried grapes
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what is a fruttaio?
protected, well ventilated hillside lofts
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for recioto, what rot is a no-no? what is acceptable/desired depending on producer?
grey rot no, noble rot maybe/yes
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for recioto, minimum abv and residual sugar reqs?
12%+ ABV, 50g/L residual sugar
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what is "recioto" derived from linguistically?
"recia", local term for ear. (old term for selecting berries on lateral sides of bunch)
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at its most basic, what is Amarone?
a dry recioto
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minimum aging reqs for Amarone?
2 years, riserva 4 years
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minimum ABV for Amarone?
14%
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In 2021, which style made the most wine in Valpolicella?
Ripasso (47%), Valpolicella (27%), Amarone (26%)
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how can you divide Soave geographically?
Western half: steep limestone hills. Easter half: low volcanic hills- decomposed basalt
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Soave: what is the traditional training system? what is also used now?
Pergola Veronese, Guyot
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Soave DOC minimum and maximum varietals?
70%+ garganega, max 30% Trebbiano di Soave/Chardonnay
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Does Soave DOC have a spumante? How many UGAs?
Yes 33
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What is subzone Colli Scaligeri?
Hillside vineyards located outside of classico subzone
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What is a big difference in grapes between Recioto di Soave DOCG vs Soave and Soave Superiore?
NO chardonnay allowed
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How are the wines of Gambellara compared to Soave?
More consistent as soil is more homogeneous, fewer producers
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Gambellara DOC: 1. blend requirements? 2. how many subzones?
1. min 80% garganega 2. seven
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What is a wine that only Gambellara produces within Veneto?
Gambellara Classico Vin Santo
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What two distinct wines is Recioto de Gambellara DOCG authorized to produce?
Recioto de Gambellara Classico (sweet passito), Recioto de Gambellara Spumante (sweet spumante)
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What type of wine is produced in the Lessini Durello DOC?
Spumante (traditional or tank), Spumante riserva (36 months lees aging)
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What two wines are unique to Breganze DOC?
Torcalato (appassimento sweet passito), Vespaiolo (dry). Both made from Vespaiola
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Colli Berici DOC: 1. what are the soil types of the hills? 2. What is the most interesting wines in this DOC? Where is the best subzone for this wine?
1. limestone of marine origin 2. 100% Tai Rosso (Cannonau), Barbarano subzone
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Colli Euganei Fior d'Arancio DOCG: 1. Grape reqs?
1. 95% min Moscato Giallo
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Bagnoli Friularo DOCG: 1. Grape? 2.Bagnoli Friularo Classico can be grown only around what town?
1. 90% min Friularo (Raboso PIave) 2. Bagnoli di Sopra
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Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG: 1. What is unique about the land? 2. How is the climate/wines different east vs west?
1. "hogback"- steep and craggy ridges running E-W, parallel to ones another using grasses (not stone) has support terraces 2. East- Conegliano- low gentle hills, warmer (Adriatic sea), soft wines with riper fruit. West- Valdobbiadene- higher hills, cooler, more acidity
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Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG: 1. vine training systems? 2. grape reqs?
1. Sylvoz (gentler hills), Cappuccina (Guyot variant) on steeper slopes 2. 85% min Glera
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Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG: 1. Most common style? 2nd most common? 2. What is "sur lieviti"?
1. Extra Dry (some residual sugar), Brut (less sugar) 2. "with lees" (used for pet nat Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG). for IGT, "rifermentato in bottiglia"
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Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG: 1. only official subzone? 2. what is "rive"? 3. rive reqs?
1. Cartizze 2. vineyard on steep slopes 3. handpicked, single commune grapes, vintage dated wines, lower max yields
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Colli di Conegliano DOCG: 1. Colli di Conegliano DOCG bianco blend grapes? 2. Colli di Conegliano Rosso DOCG grapes?
1. Manzoni Bianco, Pinot Bianco, Chardonnay (MB dominant grape) 2. Marzemino, Merlot, CS, CF (2 yrs min aging, 3 yrs riserva)
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Colli di Conegliano DOCG subzones: 1. Refrontolo wine styles? 2. Torchiato di Fregona wine styles? 3. What is "il torchio"
1. Air dried marzemino grapes (1. Rosso max 8g res sugar, 2. passito min 30 g res sugar) 2. Rare white passito. Glera, Bsochera, Verdiso, min 150 days appassimento 3. Ancient rpess for wine, olive oil, pasta
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Asolo Prosecco DOCG: 1. How is climate compared to Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG?
1. warmer and damper
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Montello DOCG: 1. Wine styles? 2. Aging?
1. BDX blend based on CS (40-70%) plus Merlot, CF, Carmenere 2. 18 months min, 9 months oak
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Piave DOC: 1. climate? 2. What river flanks the eastern border? 3. Major producer of which grape? 4. Most distinctive wine?
1. Mediterranean 2. Livenza 3. Merlot 4. Raboso Piave
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Piave Malanotte DOCG: 1. Wine styles?
1. 15-20% grapes appassimento. min 70% Raboso Piave, max 30% Raboso Veronese
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LIson DOCG: 1. Wine styles? 2. DOCG shared with....
1. 85% min Friulano (Tai/Lison) 2. FVG
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Prosecco DOC: 1. which regions? 2. wine reqs? 3. large majority of wines made with which method:
1. Veneto, FVG (but most in Veneto) 2. 85% min Glera 3. tank
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Delle Venezie DOC: 1. Which regions? 2. Wines tylers?
1. Veneto, FVG, Trentino 2., Pinot Grigio
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